Blizzard is Considering Options for Druid - More Information this Week
Hearthstone's Game Director, Ben Brode, tweeted this afternoon that we'd be seeing information from Blizzard this week on the problematic Druid class. Stay tuned! To the ground with you!
Quote from Ben BrodeThanks for the feedback regarding Druid. We've been considering options and should have more to share this week.
then whats the point of writing on forums lol
i dont get it but hey!!!... maybe insulting others feed, you maybe you want me to flame you, maybe you have nothing better to do, maybe your one of these new "trolls", maybe your like this in your real life... just curious though, if you walk by and 2 or more people talk about something and you find their opinions "stupid" you stop by and tell them that?? without actually tell them why ??? ...
never forget: ....whoever you are behind a screen your the same or two times worst in real life... politeness is a way of life
Well, better later than never... <_<
Deep analysis incoming:
TL;DR: i am salty af
Thanks for the feedback regarding Druid.
Our Qa fuked up really hard this time. We never even imagined what UI and spreading plague will give so much value, we didnt test it and thanks everyone who make QQ threads on reddit/forum/hearthpwn, so we finally found out what UI and Spreading plague are lil bit unhealthy maybe.
We've been considering options
Now we dont know how to nerf UI and Plague, because it may be nerf to whole class to ground level, or just rotating Gadgetzan from game right now. Or maybe we just make UI dont give you armor anymore. We still deciding.
and should have more to share this
In next bluepost drood card nerf will be confirmed officially
week.
week or two... or month, maybe
Innervate: Refill 2 mana crystals.
Spreading Plague/Druid of the Swarm: 1-4 with taunt.
Ultimate Infestation: 4-4-4-4 or unchanged, is probably not as bad with the Innervate change.
Problem solved? Would change the playstle a lot, but hopefully keep the class viable.
Love that innervate change, even better than "cost 2 gain 4" or similar
That would leave Jade intact though. I honestly think that, if Jade Idol were nerfed to shit and Ultimate Infestation were hit like that, it'd be perfectly fine. I'd be fine with Innervate being refill mana too, it'd thematically make more sense. As far as Spreading Plague and all scarab tokens being 1/4 rather than 1/5, it'd hurt against aggro, but I could probably live with it. But please, Blizzard, leave Swipe and Wild Growth alone. Admit you made a mistake and delete Jade from the game, it's just a bad mechanic.
Sincerely,
A Druid main.
You do not touch Jade druid now! i crafted Aya Blackpaw yesterday!!!!
Spreading Plague should remain as it is to REKT pirate warriors and other aggros
they need to fix jade archetype and Ultimate Infestation
I still think that the biggest problem is not UI or Jade Idol. Those cards are busted indeed, but Spreading Plague is what gave the class it's win rate over 48%. It never had that much strength before because the class could not deal with tokens and aggro decks before, Now it reliably can.
It took of one of the weakness of the class. The rest is the strengths it always had, maybe they improved now, but it's what they always had.
I agree that Jade idol shouldn't go infinite and innervate should just refresh the mana crystals though. UI is just fine, only problem is it going face.
You are excited everyone will change the cards, they will not be at all, he writes clearly that they are considering options
prob still to OP. Better just delete it.
Finally! An announcement of a potential future announcement about an announcement!
Prepare to get infos soon™!
I really hope they gonna change UI so I can get some dust back .
But they probably gonna nerf Innervate because it's free .
Personally I'd like to see the change happen to Jade Idol itself. Make it cost 2 instead of 1.
It's a subtle change that would definitely knock Jade Druid down a notch without being too interventionist.